Role of built environment Stakeholders professionals in disaster management National and local government Academia and International professional organisations organisations Private and corporate Community sector CENEAST Lithuania, March 2014 Civic society Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga 39
1. National and local Role of built environment professionals in disaster management government • “Public and semi-public entities that have the authority to make and enforce rules, laws and regulations pertaining to the built environment” • Mediate between private and public interests and as an actor with local, national and international connections. • Coordination of different stakeholders at different levels. • Develop and enforce rules, laws and regulations. • In disaster risk reduction in the built environment, governments have administrative and legislative power to enforce regulations CENEAST and policies on construction operations. Lithuania, March 2014 Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
Role of built environment 2. International community professionals in disaster management • “Non -profit making organisations which possess membership of more than one country and set up as intergovernmental organisations or international non-governmental organisations” • Policy making • Coordination among different nations CENEAST • Provide necessary aid and support Lithuania, March 2014 Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
Role of built environment 3. Community professionals in disaster management • “Individuals and groups sharing a natural and built environment that is vulnerable to hazards.” • Users and occupants of the built environment • Participation, experience and leadership towards DRR is important • Source of local knowledge – hazardous conditions, local vulnerabilities, cultural practices, traditional coping mechanisms suited to CENEAST Lithuania, March 2014 the environment Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
Role of built environment 4. Civic society professionals in disaster management • “Non -governmental organisations (NGOs) that participate in disaster risk reduction activities, including not-for-profit and voluntary groups that are organised on a local, national or international level” • NGOs – work with and on behalf of most needy groups: the poorest and the most vulnerable – operate at grassroots level with communities and local organizations as partners – take a participatory approach to development planning. This allows them to CENEAST respond better to local people’s priorities Lithuania, March 2014 and build on local capacities. Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
Role of built environment 5. Private and corporate sector professionals in disaster management • “Privately owned profit-orientated business and industrial groups.” • Driving force behind socio-economic development • Developers, consultants, contractors and sub contractors, banks and finance institutions that design, construct, maintain and finance the built environment • Responsible for implementation of policies, regulations or guidelines including building codes and construction standards CENEAST Lithuania, March 2014 Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
6. Academia and professional Role of built environment professionals in disaster management associations • “Universities , research organisations, and professional associations engaged in research, and training and development of individuals and organisations involved in disaster risk reduction” • Responsible for – related education – training – research and development – development of technical standards and CENEAST Lithuania, March 2014 guidelines Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
Role of built environment Key findings … professionals in disaster management • Weak leadership • Poor horizontal communication between national and regional government • Inadequate coordination structures • Unrealistic planning • Lack of long-term capacity building • Lack of basic project management skills • Inadequate supervision and enforcement • Weak integration between reconstruction and livelihoods CENEAST Lithuania, March 2014 Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga 46
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Funded research and projects Large portfolio of research and development projects Implementation in close collaboration with international partners from academia, industry and government Supported by the European Union, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British Council, Joint Information Systems Council and Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
EURASIA was a partnership between 3 European and 2 Sri Lankan Higher Education Institutes Funding: EC (Framework), € 456,495 Completion Date: 30/04/2009 Web: www.eurasia.buhu.salford.ac.uk
• Inspiring Sri Lankan Renewal And Development • Funded by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK & University of Salford, UK, £71,000 • Web: http://veber.buhu.salford.ac.uk/island/index.php • Aimed at increasing the effectiveness of disaster management by facilitating the capturing and sharing of appropriate knowledge and good practices in land, property and construction
Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaption In collaboration with Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh Funding: British Council, £39,927
Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW) Developing a set of tools for improving the capacity for resilience of local communities to the impacts of future extreme weather events A consortium of researchers drawn from 14 Universities
Developing Flood Expert kNowledge in CharterEd Surveyors (DEFENCES) Funding: RICS (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Web: http://www.rics-defences.net/ seeks to investigate the gaps in existing skills, knowledge and understanding of chartered surveyors in order for them to be able to provide independent, reliable and valid advice on property level flood adaptation measures to businesses; specially SMEs
BELLCURVE • Examined the need for learners to acquire and develop skills and knowledge enabling responds to changing construction labour market needs linked to the disaster management. The project identified ways for Higher Education Institutes to be more responsive to industry skill requirements. Implementing partners: University of Salford, UK Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Funding from EU Life-long learning programme: Euro 361.591
ANDROID Disaster Resilience Network ANDROID (Academic Network for Disaster Resilience to Optimise Educational Development) is a network of 67 partner organisations from 31 countries Partners include Higher Education Institutes, National & Local Government, National NGOs, International NGOs & Independent Research Organisations ANDROID is inter-disciplinary in scope and includes applied, human, social and natural scientists within its membership Supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme, £536,447
Conflict Prevention through Infrastructure Reconstruction British High Commission & Foreign and Commonwealth Office – Sri Lanka, £ 74,905 • A study into the relationship between physical infrastructure reconstruction programmes and social cohesion among conflict affected people in the North and East of Sri Lanka • The first phase provided an insight into the critical components of adequate infrastructure and assessed how local people are currently engaged in the reconstruction process • The project is a partnership between Salford, Colombo, Eastern and Jaffa Universities, and the Chamber of Construction Industry Sri Lanka
CASCADE (Collaborative Action towards Societal Challenges through Awareness, Development, and Education) • The overall objective of CASCADE is to prepare ground for a future research programme that targets South Asian Countries and promotes bi-regional coordination of Science &Technology (S&T) cooperation, including priority setting and definition of S&T cooperation policies. • The specific objectives of CASCADE are to: compile a regional position paper that identifies global challenges and research priorities; map and develop an inventory of national and regional stakeholders related to global challenges; and, raise awareness on research & innovation priorities for fostering cooperation and towards building mutual understanding on how to address common global societal challenges FP7 International Cooperation Scheme Funded
Aims to address current and emerging labour market demands in the construction industry to increase societal resilience to disasters Implementing partners: University of Salford, UK Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia UNISDR, Geneva Federation of Local Government Authorities, Sri Lanka University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Funding from EU Life-long learning programme: Euro 569,078.00
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